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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. President Trump's sweep of the seven swing states is now complete. The Associated Press called Arizona for Trump last night. With the state's electoral votes, Trump is expected to finish with 312 electoral votes.

Kamala Harris won 226. Party officials and political analysts of all kinds continue to look at the results of the November 5 vote and the reasons for the final outcome. Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, spoke to CNN's State of the Union. He says a lot of the outcome is due to the economy. Look, the Biden administration has done a lot of good things, period. We should all be proud of that. But it has to be put in the broad context of the reality of the American economy today. And that is when you have three people on

top owning more wealth than the bottom half of American society. When you have millions and millions of people working for starvation wages, you got to speak to that reality. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Congress returns to Washington this week, newly elected members of the next Congress arrive for orientation, and parties in both chambers elect leaders to reflect the coming shift in power. And PR's Deirdre Walsh reports. Senate Republicans picked up at least three seats and will elect a majority leader on Wednesday to begin implementing

President-elect Trump's agenda in January. Mitch McConnell, the current GOP leader, is stepping down. There is a three-way race between South Dakota Senator John Thune, Texas Senator John Cornyn, and Florida Senator Rick Scott. Results in many House races are still pending. Republican leaders say they're confident they will keep their narrow majority. But House Democrats aren't ceding anything yet. Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to gain another term

during the GOP closed-door election on Wednesday. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, Washington. Israel's ousted Defense Minister Yoav Galant says there's nothing more for the Israeli military to achieve in Gaza. That is according to a closed-door meeting he had with family members of Israeli hostages in Gaza on his last day in office. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf spoke with one of the family members in that meeting.

Gil Dickman's cousin was taken hostage by Hamas last October, along with about 250 others. She was later killed in Gaza. Dickman says Galant spoke plainly about the war at Thursday's meeting. And what he said is that there's so much that you can do with force. And they've done it. He says Gallant also said that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is solely responsible for holding up a ceasefire deal in July. NPR has been able to independently verify Dickman's account of the meeting with both

a recording and a transcript. We also reached out to both Gallant and the Prime Minister's office. Neither responded. Netanyahu fired Gallant last week, saying trust between the two had, quote, eroded. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR. New York State police say a firefighter died battling one of multiple wildfires burning there and in New Jersey amid extremely dry conditions. The forest ranger reportedly died when a tree fell on him yesterday. Judith Jamison has died. She was a principal dancer for the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater as well as its artistic director for 21 years. Jeff London reports Jamison died yesterday at the age of 81 following a brief illness. Born in Philadelphia, Judith Jamison excelled in dance from an early age. She came to New York to perform with the

American Ballet Theater and in 1964 she joined Alvin Ailey's company where she became a star. Among the dances Ailey created for her was a solo called Cry, which the choreographer dedicated to all black women everywhere, especially our mothers. ["Cry"] Jamison also appeared on Broadway and as a guest artist with many dance companies. After Ailey died in 1989, Jamison took over the

company. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York. The annual UN Climate Summit, this one COP29, gets underway tomorrow in Azerbaijan, an oil and gas producing nation on the Caspian Sea. Diplomats from around the world will discuss increasing threats linked to climate change and how to address them. Azerbaijan has come under fire from multiple organizations challenging its recognition of climate change perils and its commitment to a green energy transition. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.